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1877 Primrose Iowa letter from J W Pierce, builder of steam flour mill in 1871
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1877 Primrose Iowa letter from J W Pierce, builder of steam flour mill in 1871

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J W Pierce established the first steam flour mill in Primrose, in 1871. Primrose, Nov 19, 1877 to Jno. Sender was J W Pierce. Pierce writes in German, from where he immigrated from. The town of Primrose was mostly German immigrants.

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